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Dam modifications restore wildlife habitat, improve safety

Dam modifications restore wildlife habitat, improve safety

Dam modification projects in northwest Minnesota are not only restoring fish habitats, but making river use safer for people.
by Dan Gunderson

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Photos: Dam modifications restore wildlife habitat

Photos: Dam modifications restore wildlife habitat

The state Department of Natural Resources is modifying dams on the Red River northwest Minnesota to reconnect hundreds of miles of fish habitat for the first time in decades. Many of these dams were built to hold pools for city drinking water supplies during the extended drought of the 1930s.

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Farmland holds wealth in sand mining boom

Farmland holds wealth in sand mining boom

Minnesota farmland is increasingly luring companies that want to explore the earth beneath the soil. But some residents want to preserve the land and its current agricultural use.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Invasive species fight goes too far, some lawmakers say

Invasive species fight goes too far, some lawmakers say

Some lawmakers say the DNR's plan to slow the spread of invasive species like zebra mussels and Asian carp impinge on the rights of boat owners.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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After dog deaths, lawmakers eye new trapping laws

At least six dogs have been killed over the past year by body-gripping traps designed to kill raccoons, beavers, bobcats and other species.
by Tom Robertson

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Cause of dolphin death under investigation

Cause of dolphin death under investigation

A young dolphin has died unexpectedly at the Minnesota Zoo. It was the sixth to die in six years.
by Matt Sepic

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Legislators to propose new rules on trapping

Officials with the Minnesota Trappers Association say they oppose new regulations that would restrict the use of body-gripping traps.
by Tom Robertson

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Group asks candidates to back Great Lakes program

An environmental coalition is asking this year's presidential candidates for a pledge to continue an extensive restoration of the Great Lakes and action to keep the lakes free of Asian carp.
by John Flesher, Associated Press

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